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Mil ME IS IAD Wealthy Philanthropist Passes Away Full of Years and Honors HEAD OF AMERICAN TOBACCO CO, The Founder of the Duke Branch of j The American Tobacco Company Dies at Durham In the 85th Year of Hio Age ? His Three Sons and Other Relatives Were Present When the End Came. Durham, N. C., Special. ? Washington Duke, founder of the Duke branch of the A merltHkn} Tobacco Company, father of J. B. Duke, president of lhat com pany, and philanthropist, who directly and Indirectly gave more than a mil lion dollars to Trinity College, died Monday afternoon nt 2 o'clock. Ilia death was no surprise. For several weeks ho had bcon close to death's door, and Sunday afternoon began to sink rapidly. All Sunday night It was expected that the next minute would bo his last. Monday morning he was weak and sinking. When lie pruned away, his threo sons. B. L., B. N., *and J. B. Duke, with other relatives, were gath ered by his bedside. He was in the 8.")th year of Jiis age. He was part of the his tory of Durham, and his death has cast a gloom over the entire city. The funeral services will be con ducted from Main Street Methodist church, of which he, was a member, at 11 o'clock We lnesday morning, and the body will be laid to rest in the Dukte mausoleum, at Maplcwood Cem etery. The funeral services will be conducted by Dr. John C. Kilgo, presi dent of Trinity College, ami Dr. E. A.t. Yates, and Rev. T. A. Smoot. pastor of ^tho church. Full details and arrange ments have not been made for the fu neral as yet. Through MY'. Dr.ke and his Influence, there has been given to Trinity Col lege, a million dollars or more. His first great rift was when the college was moved here In 1801, when he gave $150,000. Other gifts followed, until his personal gifis amounted to more than a half-million dollar*. His sons and .other i datives added to these gifts until the amount is now more than a million dollars. One gift of $100,000 from th'e de eased, opened the doors of Trinity and other State col leges to womw, Some time ago he divided n large part of his wealth among his relatives. It Is learned that the* greater part or the wealth went to C. N. and J. B. DukP. In addition t(\these gifts, he gave to each of "his grandchildren, some eight or ten in number, $60,000 each . , Practically all factories In tills com munity closed upon hearing of the death of Mr. Duke. Other business houses will he closed when the funer** takes place. It {{^supposed that the city Officials and business men in general wll^jotn to do honor to the man who, has done ?o much for the town of Dur- ? ham and the State. SKETCH OF HIS LIPID. Born on December 20, 1820. Wash ington PukH would havo boen 83 year? of ape had 'he lived until December of th!s year. He was the last of his Immediate family, which was a large one, and spent all his life in this sec tion of the State. He came from New England slock, but his father spent mo&t o,' his life in this State, the fam ily having been Identified with the af fairs of tiiis section Hince colonial days. The deceased was one of nine chil dren, six boys and three girls, and up until he had passed middle life they were people not used to the great lux uries of life brought by wealth, but had to struggle like all of the early settlers of this State and section, for the material things of life. It was under conditions of this kind that ?Washington Duke and his brothers and sisters came into this life. These ear J.v surroundings taught that frugality iind developed the strong, positive character and aelf-rellanco that In later jlte made him the great man that he was. Beginning life with absolutely nothing save a strong character and powerful will; his education being that he learned from nature and betweon the plow handles on a poor farm In Orange county (now D?rbam). he re turned from the struggle of the Civil War, to a poverty-stricken section of the country, his only assets being char acter. poverty and a family to support." In the forty years that now Intervene between the presentvVid that strug gle. he has bulldedLjp, name that Is >. known around the w'olrld anArHccumu lated wealth that he fias ybedjio blesls latcd wealth that he used/ to bless and nobler. Washington Duke was the son of Taylor Duke, was born unar Bahama, Orange county, now in Durham. He resided there until he had attained his majority, and then moved to a small farm about three, miles from Durham, which he" afterwards owned, and there began the tobacco manufacturing bus iness, tho neuclus that formed the great American Tobacco Company. His v?flve brothers were: Messrs. Robert, Brodlo, Kirkland, WllUam J. and John Duke. His sisters were:J Mrs. Amelia Biggs. Mr*. Rena Clinton aad Miss Ma * Uada Duki^Wfio never married. have sprung a large num flw- ? r descendant*, who live to many parts of this and other Statea Beaumont, Tex., Special.? Jamee R Oarfleld, Commissioner of the Bureau of Corporations of the Department of Cbmiperce and Labor, arrived in this cttjr Monday. Mr. Oarfleld wilt Invcatl fcate conditions Hi the oil Held here. His worltrwas preliminary, paving the way - - - ... . . ' Investigating Oil Industry. i Who wllf conclude Mr. Oarfleld left to* heea aheeat eight SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS Conditions as Given Out by Depart- ! I I ment of Agriculture. The temperature during the week ending Monday, May Nth, was much above normal, and the dally maximum ranged generally above SO degrees du ring (ho last half of the4, 'week; the I night temperatures were ilso slightly above normal. The precipitation was heavy, In many places excessive and damaged lauds by erosion and flooding. Farmwork was 'Impracticable Vluriug the greater part of the week afc, tlie lands were to wet to plow, plant or-mul-. tlvato. The prevailing high tempera ture and copious rainfall caused crops of all kinds to grow rapidly, and were particularly favorable on small grain and truck crops, and for transplanting. Many fields have become foul with grass and weeds ami .stand in urgent need of work, this beinir especially true of early plante I corn and cotton; the much early coin has revived Its Hi st cultivation. Corn has good stands as a rule, but bud and cuts worms are thinning stands on low lands; some corn is tinn ing yellow from too much rain. Cotton planting Is not finished in the western parts, the practically finished In the central and eastern couiVttes-. ex cept on bottom or low lands that have been too wet recently to plant. Stands vary greatly, being generally good for that planted since the April killing frost and very poor for t We early plant ings, much of which Is being replanted. Some being replanted op account of cut worms, and some on Account of being too foul to rid of jtfass and weeds. Some cotton has been chopped. Tobacco transplanting is about (in- | ished. end in doing Avoll generally the grasshoppeis and cul worms have dam aged stands locally There has hern /a marked improve ment in oats which is quite promising. Wheat is not doing so well-on account of the Hessian fly and some rust. Truck crops and gardens have Improved rap Idly, the melons are still poor. The weather was favorable for rice. Peaches are dropping in the eastern and south ern counties with enough left to make a good crop; in the westci n counties the fruit prospects aro very poor, apple and pear trees are blighting badly. Pas tures are flue. The shipments of beans, peas and strawberries are heavy. ? J. W Raucr. Section Director. Will Sell Court Square. Sumter, Special. ? Supervisor Seale, Commissioners Brogdon and Thomas. Senator Manning and Representatives Moses, ,Frascr and Clifton, composing the county commissioners and legis lative delegation, held a joint special meeting, nnd it was decided to sell the 'court house square and buildings for not less than $00,000. The vaults, fur niture and other fixtures will be re tained. It was decided to purchase the entire property known as the Solo mons property, on North Main street, between Hampton avenue and Canal street, for $25,000. The sale of this property and the removal of . the court house site and the erection of a new building have created interest and excitement among the citizens and property owners. It is the talk of the town among business meaV It is pleasing to know that this cdurt house square will be sold for at least *300 a front foot. Charlie Hill Investigated. Spartanburg, Special. ? Charlie Hill, j colored, was Investigated in United States Commissioner McGowan's court Saturday, morning, charged with col lecting a money ordcf directed to "C. Hill. Salisbury. N. C." c He pleaded guilty.' The amount was $10. Charlie Hill vfas working in Salisbury several months ago. and inquired at the post office for his mail. He was informed that there was a letter for C. Hill. He opened it and discovered tbaj-there was a money order in it for $10. He se cured a friend or acquaintance to iden tify him. and collected the money, which belonged to another person. He was bound over to the United States court and will be tried at Charlotte. The < ase was worked up by inspector Pulslfer. Henry Grandy Acquitted, Greenville, S. C., Special.? In the General Sessions court Henry Grandy was acqnittend of the murder of Otto Mace, the homicide occuring In a beer alepensary on Washington street last summer. It will be recalled that Gran dy and Mace fought with beer bottles and Mace received a wotind In the head which resulted in his death thjrec days later. Self-defense evidence was ad duced at the trial and the jury was out ten minutes. Fleets Have United. St. Petersburg, By Cable. ?Accord ing to y dispatches to tho Admiralty brought to Saigon, by t^ hospital ship Kostroma, the junction of Vice Admiral Hojestvensky and Ncbogatoff Is by this time an accomplished fact. The Admiralty professes Ignorance of tho present location of the united squadrons; but in view of the long and uninterrupted voyage of Neboga toffs division, It la believed his ships will spend some time in sheltered wa ters of the China Sea, n?WT*the coast but outside the three-mile limit, in or der to complete final recoaling and other preparations before setting out on the last aritL. cruris I stage of the voyage. & Plana Far Colony. -Charles Pievanla, a 8wlss, who was in consultation with Commissioner Watson, la the forerunner of a Swiss colony which will devote itself to cat tle-raising and will likely settle In the Tiedmont. Mr. Pie van! will apend until fill on farms In 8outh Carolina In or der to thoroughly study the Bltaation, wh? will mum to Switzerland, whare^wftfr Id father, heiwlll organise Occurrences of Interest in Variout Parte <Jf the State. Geneal Cotton Market. Middling. (Jalveston, quiet 7 5 8 New Orleans, quiet 7 7-16 Mobile, quiet 7 716 Savannah. quiet 7 14 Charleston, quirt 7 14 Wilmington, steady 7 3-8 Norfolk, steady 7 68 Baltimore, nominal 7 3-4 New York, quiet 7.85 Boston, quiet 7.90 Philadelphia. qulot 8.10 Charlotte Cotton Market. These figures represent prices paid to wagons: BtrieC good middling 7 5 16 flood middling 7 f?-jC Strict middling \ 7 1-2 Middling 7 310 Tinges 0 to G 3-4 Stains 5.00 to tf.00 Report On Wreck. Columbia, S. C., Special. ? Railroad Commissioner Karle Thursday filed his report on the wreek of the Ogdcn spe cial last Saturday morning, and the commission set May 23rd for tho hear ing when the crews of the two trains .he yardmasters at (Jrcenville, the op erator^ and dispaichers handling <>r lers &/Tec ting cither train and ths sup srlntendents of tho Charlotte and Sav annah division will appear in answer to summons to give evidence, and Will be asked to bring copies of all orders and telegrams affecting the moving of the special. No passengers will be sum moned. The report asserts that Oreonvillo was not notified by what is known as "order No. 31", which the yardinaster receipts for in triplicate, tho operator cheeking back "complete" to the dis patcher, but Commissioner Karle re ports that Night Operator Lobby told llliti that he placed a copy of the sched ule of tho special on Yardmoster Fans saux's hook before 3 o'clock Saturday morning. Mr. Karle was unable to seo Mr. Fausseaux, but he makes this nig nificant report of an interview hp had with Yard master Riser, who succeeded Faussaux at 7 o'clock, 55 minutes be fore the wreck occurred: "I saw John Riser, Jr., who came on duty as yardinaster at 7 a. m. Mr. Itlscr says that he went to his filo hook In the telegraph office soon as he came on duty; that he relieved M. (?. Faus saux, who turned over no orders to lilu^gpnd said nothing about a special i train; he further says that there was j no orders on his file, concerning this j special train. He went immediately out and at the time of the accident wai at what was known as the "overhead bridge* (a distance of 535 yards from the telegraph station). Mr. Riser says he had no. notice of the time at which this special train was to arrive, but knew that such a train was coming in some t lme,*a"nd Umf"R w<)ul(T T)o third class (It being an extra), and that his work train would have the right of way on the mala line; that he received a copy of the schedule hereto attached after the wreck, getting a copy of It from the dispatcher, but understands that a telegram, a copy of which fol lows: *4-29-05. Kxtra 1010 Ogdeh spe cial train reach Greenville 7.55,' was placed on his file at 7.18 a. m., while ho was at this overhead bridge." I Shot in Dispute. Spartanburg, Special. ? Thos. Jones was shot and instantly killed in his yard on north Church street ThursJay morning by Thos. Godfrey. Godfrey was taken in. charge by the police shortly after the .shooting and is lod ged in the county jail. ? ? Jones was shot down very near his own doorsteps fin<r in his lot by a neighbor, Godfrey, whose lot is nearby. At the time of tho tragedy Jones was sitting in his front porch awaiting a street <W to go to his shop. Godfrey approacned from his (Godfrey's) houso and holding out some pieces of grape vine in his hand, inquire of Jones if he know them. Jones replied in the negative, ahd Godfrey insisted that he did. This caused Jones to emphati cally state, without the superflous use of oaths, that he did not. Godfrey made some remark to which Jones re plied, calling Godfrey a liar. Godfrey drew a 38-ealibre pistol and flred ono shot at Jones. The ball entered Jones' left brest and plowed to the heart, and in a minute or more the man was dead. For Highway Robbery. Marion, Special. ? Harvie Bethea and Henry Walker, two notorious negro characters, claiming Latta, this county, as their home, were arrested a few days ago, brought to Marion and lodg ed in Jail on the charge of highway robbery on the person of Pres Camp bell Saturday night. They were brought before Magistrate .Oliver and bound over to next term of court of general sessions. Charters and Commissions. A charter was Issued Thursday to the farmers' and. Mechanics' bank of Florence, capitalized at $25,000. J. W. Ragsdale, president; B. M. Matthews, vire president; W. M. Waters, cash ier. The Pee Deo Furniture Manufactur ing company of Hartsville was ^given a commission. Capital stock to be^ 110,000. Corporators, A. M. McNalr, J. M. Ford and M. S. McKinnon. The A. C. Touchbury Lumber Co.. of .Charleston was chartered, capitali zation $300,000. A. C. Touchbury. presi dent: P.O. Davfe. rice president; J. J. Fleetwood, secretary, Charles Hill, treasurer. South Carolina Items. The music festival held at Spartan* bars last week was a splendid success (n every way. These festival* are held annually and are always largely attended aad highly interesting to lov ers of genuinely artistic mustc. The convention o? King's Daughters Boas waar hold at Charleston last will, a larva number of delegatos aad JOY LINE STEAMER SINKS ' Aransas Hits Bar^a Of! Poflook's Hip in the Night. Steamer Wn* Mound Front Mnn,, to New Yorh Cllr ? limit# MMuncd Promptly. Vlueyartl Haven, Mass. ? Tlio steamer Aransas, Captain Hood, of the .loy 1,1 no, wan mink in collision with I ho \ barge Glendower ono and a half miles | southeast of I'Qjtook Hit* Lignthouse. i Ono woniuu passenger was reported ! lost. Tho passengers rcnohod thin port in j the lifeboats of tlie steamer. Tlio tJlon- ; dower was in tow of the (loading Hall- J road tug bound east from I'liiladolphhi, The Aransas sank almost iniinodlatoly ; aftor tho collision, but it was snld that tho tow kopt oil. Sixty tive passen gers have boon landed hero. The Aransas sailed from Boston, bound for Now York City Early arrivals tti tho steamer's boats could givv no id on of tho cause of the collision. It is believed hero that it was due to fog. as there has b?-en much thick weather off (he coast tlio past few days. Tile survivors state that when tho crash ruiuo the boats wire promptly manned and the suddenly awakened passengers were hurried into the boats almost before they realized that an accident had occurred. All went over the side of the sinking era ft without injury with tho exception of one woman passenger who went down with tho steamer. (") There was no wind nt the time, and the pull f??r the shore was uneventful. The barge (Jlondower was a convert ed schooner of 853 tons prross and H:N) tons not, 11)2 foot long, thirty-four feet broad, and sixteen foot deep. Sho w:fs> built nt Noauk, Conn., in lS'.M, tarried a crow of three men, and was bound for Philadelphia loaded with coal for an Eastern port. Tlio tJlcndowor ap peared from the Aransas to have been uninjured. Tho Aransas formerly was owned by I ho Southern Pacific Hallway Com pany. For many years she was em ployed in services out of New Orion ns, running from that port to Havana, and also between New York City and New Orleans. Sho was an iron ship, with twin screws, ami luul four bulkheads. The Aransas was an ocean passenger steamer, running between New York Ciiy and Boston. Sho was of lloU gross and i?7X not tonnage. Her length . was :M1 feet, breadth thirty live feci. fvYind depth sixteen f^et. She was built at Wilmington. Del., In 1M7S, and car ried a crew of thirty-six men. FHHHIT AT AUTO KILLS DIM VEIL liorse Upsets the Wagon of George E. . Allen Near-^Jlnghamtou. Bfnghamton. N. Y.? George E. Allen, a general sewing machine agent, .V> years old, was Instantly killed at Hooper, tlx miles west of this city, wheUjliis carriage was tipped over. Ho was on his way to Owcgo, when his horse was frightened by^the automobile of George F. Johnson, of Lostorshlre, driven by Bert Baldwiu. As the automobile passed the horse jumped to one side, tipping over the carriage, striking Mr. Allen's bono against the electric enr rail, crushing his skull. Mr. Allen leaves a widow and n danghter, Mrs. Kimball, of Hhiladob phia. He bad no regular home. CASHIER SPEAK G?TS 7 YEARS. One or Mrs. Chndwlck'8 Victims in Obci'lin? Brink Swindle Sentenced. Cleveland, Ohio.? A. I). Spear, cashier of thp closed (Citizens* Bank of Ober Hn, in the United States District Court, entered a plea of guilt)' to one count of t lie indlctnicnt charging him with making false entries in tliu bank's books. District Attorney Sullivan rec ommended that all other iudictments against -Spear. containing fifteen counts, l^o nolle prossed. Judge Toyior sentenced Spear to seven years' imprisonment in the Ohio Penitentian*. Spear made the false entries in tiie bank*!*. books in connec tion with the operations of Mrs. Cassie D. Chndwick. 8T1LLMAX GIVES TO KltANCK. New York Banker Sends 9100,000 For Paris A ft School Prices. Paris, France.? M. Juaserand, tbo French Ambassador, at Washington, D. C., has advised the Foreign Olttce that James Stlllnian, the banker, of New York City, has given $100,000 to establish prizes for the School of Fin? Arts here. The gift, which was unsolicited .and unexpected, is In recognition of the facilities France has given American art students. CHINA DEFIES BRITISH. Scorns Mackay Treaty ? Merchants Cable Government in Ixiudon. ShaiighAl?? Seventy leading British merchants of this city have wired the following memorial to Lord I.ans downe, Secretary bt Foreign Affairs: "The British merchants of this city -?lr^w the attention of the home Gov ernment to the fact that China ignores the Mackay treaty, r.nd active!^ op poses the stipulations regarding cur rency, mining, taxation and naviga tion. We beg the British Government to insist thAt the treaty be made opera tive Immediately." i- ? - Monument to Jewish Soldier*. A monument for Jewish soldiers In the Civil War was unveiled nt 8slem Fields Cemetery, at Cypress Hills, I* I. Chicago Strike Costly. Tu* Chicago teamsters' strike In one week cost #2,600.000 tn shrinkage in business. President Olres Farewell Dinner. * The President, la Glen wood Opting*, Col., gars a farewell dinner to tboo* wbe Mads up kte rsewu fcaattag party OVffl TIGHTENS LINES! Slow Advance Again Begun bv the Mikado's Forces. JAPAN AHOUStI) AGAINST FRANCE ! Neiilr'tllly I?w. HhM |o |Ur<| I$e^ | Itrokoii l,y H.pui.Ue l jl%,or of Ml|?u j -K?*Je.iv??tk,-. M,i,? i>.uUrr<l lo ! "*V? W*"?? ?" "r^nri. I'.rt n<l?r .?f in. ! (?adgcyadaiia, Manchuria. - since April -Jit the .|,i, hBVt, |)op|l ih1 Vnnelng slowly ?i,t| intoi init tout lv pushing forward iliofi- column* oesslvely from rlKl,l to left under eover "J " f0lV,Mt ()f valry and Chinese ban The advance has resulted In I straightening Hie alignment of (I.,. '7'"^ ttnnlv*- "?**??? detachment* which were far advanced on the thinks being forced t? ,-Hjiv. Krdaguu. (o '?astward, was occupied. under press lire. by the Knsviany tl'!'j I"1r't?l"> l(UH>ian cavalry re thed I.,. In. mi j,iltn ,{j , ? 2,,fll ^anllngiin and I mm, , Milage of Shanodrl, on hi lafltoad north of <'hang-Tu-Fa lias fln,:"o?<Cn| ?<! am' """iotl hy ti .?jap I heiv Wiii, a sharp brush with Chl right. "" fh? "???!?? JtSurXr1'? nr. J lnfon., 'n1,n; ''"ve recently I . V. . M"' Field Mar l.al Oyama's disposal, according to Hfoi mat ion recently received j* ?? battalions, or tfbo.ooo uien. o^:VV,|>",!,,s'4 "n> hi,i'1 '"n vo armed ?NMhm <'hino.se bandits with on ptu red Kus>iau ritles. The rhlnes e population hits been drafted l?v the ?'a pa iioso lor roadiiniklug mid intrencb %n'x ,n'p,IS ga riw. ' a, Na?. Toliio m. According lo advices ft mi Manehtiri'i. Field Marshal <iv.|. . rl?ht and extreme left haw; been, materially advanced. ? Oft Dim'iic j. I >iV,7 v ''CfV.1 1 ' ^ S*' I "I " 7X <o the I "" "? British Mo, Bhe' m'i ' ''l,i"nKI,",i reports that othe ? vp >1 r'li ?f wnr*,?,l?* "nd i. M,|s oU -Ma I. la III, 111 I*;. '"> ls. n.u-lhueM of Ilorueo. The war ships were eo, 'ilin.tr." 'JvleernVii ' (?' I';,l,nnn ?'> Renter's fle'r ?ll i t ?? ,mny Vvimrt* <,,nt ??>* ?ut sighted was ? huge one in two ?1l visions, showing lights, hut Nation eiiir i 1 ,K. .wi,,) V" ?I?l?oa ranee of bcinir li'i?aged in coaling. 8erloii(i Clif?rgi>?i Mn.te. long Kong to ti tiewn agenev trives ? long <1 spa teh which, it is alfeged the ISSI 'S!" "* ??'*<?? .?otuS jo iransmlf. telling how for ten dnva the J ulian Paeifle ?q??dron was al owed to convert Kamranh Hav prac- I tically Into a l{u??lan hase. freeiv roal lng and provisioning openlv under the direction of Prince Ueven. caphVln of the nterned Hustdnn eruitjer Diana. #i.i ti Admiral. Do Jompiicrcs I disytitch said, was ]ire8eut tlio 2?' ,in'0/,nfV f'?i' many days, made noaUe,npt ,g dle,u (lle brcacJ) ? f ? C . Tti? .Tn|ian?t? ^roiuoil. Tom!!(1?^ ~ W'WUi-'bes from Toklo to ti.e London morning news papers represent Japanese feeling lt# heconilng highly intSamed at France'* alleged failure to prevent ostentatious j i^gard for ,l? principles of nontraT mm } ,e ,'"Ssh." r.u lrtc suuadron K m. V Asn,li W'inily tlescrlhes the h eneh assnirai.crs that tiny would p escrve neutrality as falsehoods . a ? lln"I,a,U- WO'^,,, ,M> J?*??nea III bout' balding i-renaJti territory, and calls action (j0Vm,UU'"1 10 taku vigorous Among Japanese otllclals In I,on.lon It was asserted Hint I'm nee put off ?Japan by fair promises in order to givo of hb, Vtn y tin,,;j? orTo^ " junction 1" ,? 11 1 1 'hut the Hussia uh l ev , ? V!M'y |,rlvil|W provided limit. ? ' ?"?side the three-mile #if J'r?Ji?5,,y. }V,l<*?n,,,l''s correspondent fit lo.do ^ a Id that in response to ,Ta \TZHu^T] pr?le9t lnt 'mated lehave,HJ:?^i:rlly M '? The Tlm?s* corivApondent at Toklo reporte<l that the Japanese ohambcM of commerce were acting t'other on mea?ures to cense all conrr ?:?! trans aetlons with French citizen.-. ? .T,110!*1,* ni?M- 1 he course of a strong editorial, warning France of the ex t onTn thlf l'nn' n Kn,Vi'y ?f ,h0 I,, " 'V!,e ]'ni "'?? appealing to that i j o\ ei umen t not to treat the ie n- I anese protrst llghtheartedlr. sfl|<i jt hat. reason to believe that Lor.! La ns Frlmh 'WR Hp?ken 8,ro?ff'y to the I rench (?ovemnient on the breaches of neutrality permitted to the fiim 2LEAVED BOY WITH RAnRE. Cofc?n< k Avenges Jcrr l>y Rrutnlly Cut ting Youngster Down. Warsaw. Poland.? A ten-year-old boy Jetred a Cosnnck patrol in the street. One of the Co*sa<*k* clinked him, and catching up with hi hi struck him witb blft cabie, cleaving his body from the Shoulder to the waist. T STUDENTS UrSET IN LAKE. Eight Cornell Men Hare Narrow Ee> cape From Drowning. Ithaca. N. Y.-Klght Cornell student* had a narrow escapo from drowning In Cayuga Lakl. They were sailing cloae reefed In i thirty-mile wind, when their boat capalsed In the middle of the lake. For forty-five minute* they clung to< the oierianwl craft, awaiting the see ming party, which patent In rowbaata. After great diAcnlty tie miiKi were t i?a. r.i Francli^ Hill F.v!> t > Pasi t!:? Ass'MnVy, ~~ CI.OSINGPCENt^ AT FHE CAIMTOl j ! !?? I f M f .1*1, I II i \V,M > I'tMAl I'll ! I III**.! I,r i:,? I r-;?l.,tlv.i ' r'"",l"-N, ,v v.?r . oi?*? i:iKiii y <>,.? 1 < ?> 1>. N?>ft (>l 'I'll rung li ? Mimy j I Ioiii I OA, it<i';l, A 1 1 ><i i? v , \ \ I l*it It bouses. of | ho J l.'-yMalnio anjmi.rm d wiil;<M,f*fiato nt j - " > i ><?!; I'i th ? :i ri'Miioon. Ilec.i use ! 1,1 1 ??:<*?' "f S n pre mo < ,Durl .hislioo Ilool., i, s;;tj oy wj|, j Kt-k prolf.iMv w ; I hi II ;i nionili Mini sit f?T M II r\ Icih'ivI (in, a I,, |,.;nior \ , CIS tho resolution r.ii- adjournment piuvi.l- i ^'1 th.it ;:!l I ! s i > s III II - ( Ito triui>;i? -led ' 1 ' "V!"' k. Tint I. I-mu r\ it, was :i | ?' s F,i'j;i>l<'U tli'o 1 1 1 * \* t |? ii<!* ' J'Mirnoil |f) nj;l|.f? j I In* ( I'M IISII c| jitlls legal f ill* o!o -|< vis [ stopped ,it 1 1,;, I j( r,Ti, j lliiiliyii l|?. In, or nii^lii j ' I'1 1 '"! '*? 'lit-' .Vt'M r Hi ? I ji i " lii I ll,*i? ; piowdcil liii' ;i ? l.i < i it :i 1 1 1 : c! 1 1 ;:t 2 o'clock. ; I lie i losing i Jay was rule. I tor llio ! numerous ll< ii*i, I i.n,Tiiij:v in the two 1 h-'isos dim i/y ihoh.I.oiV ilovk.s |)(.|.t-' j adorned wiiii flow its ! I .Several |, i!|s whi. ,, |,.,vo t>(| nl i?>m. I us,, tin mi- passim,, mi, | ^really- desired hy private i 1 1 ( ?*i*i*<< | s i m*ii . ,I|,M"?:I| III.' loyiKlalivo I "V,. ""Mil Were tin. lollowiim: I Niagara. I oi-Kpoit an,) Ontario ' < onipMin I, ill. Biv,iW the wauW of I H- Nim.-mim Itiver an,, phuin- pnic-| iM-.illy any pjol ..r 'and n (he stale at the M'i-yl'<*,,f m piivali ooiporal.on. 'I ii. < hii, passed tin* Semite. A hill iif Senator Itaincs. supposed V.' in ,l"' I ? ? I ?????'.?* ( ol the \i>w liar cn i?M .lioMil, aiilhoMlzliiK I ho construction ; '! ;l s'"m' m* I in? road timii \Vi|. .am>brldgo to .Mount Vernon. The nvo \\ osloheslor Assemblymen blocked |,n)-n'ss ?r H'ls hill I localise ihov ?I"! not ki.ow whelher their coiLstlt* i Mollis w a ii I cil 11 'lie Holes < 'oinmil leo. Jiy a vole of M e Jo on", iiociiicil n?ain>l rcpori inur ! ' Mnmirn Mil. Tlio roipiost ?r llfty M'vn iiicinhers of (lit* As.seinhly (nusoil II to I a I; e this net ion. Air.niiK ,h<? hills which failed lo mms w?M-e the one repoiiliii^' i he Savings j I. Milk tax, I lie Commit lee of Nine's po l.oo reorya ni/.a I ion hill and the t In Pl.ljoon polloo hill. Several iiiii.*ik|. mollis wore imide lo tho Kxojso law, tli'Siuiied to remody iiImikps. The iwo*. vision for pipe fjallorles In fnt lire rnpld iMiisd suhwM.vs received tho npprovni ?>r !???! Ii houses, mm did tho I, III Iiktoiis* in- ;jio h'nils of tho .Mayor! Cotilrolli'r iiud l.orotifch I 'rosi den I s of New York' I My from two to four yoiirV*. I wo IiIJIk won f UirouijTf. oiVe IiKMeMs liik- .ho iiioiii hnrii|i ip of (ho Slnto Ifall rond (.'out mission from throo to ilvo. nnd tlio oilier kIvIiik ^reiilor poworn to tho .onporinlondont of the Metropolitan I'Jrot Ioiir District. Af^or kI.t hotirs' ilichilns; tlio Slovotis comiHltloc^ hills were disposed of by the Henat? in tliix manner: * J. Tlio hill rcdiieliitf the price or ens t" consumer* to MO rents, voted on twice: And vol second vote. -?? to J.t; neressary tij MjyrtkV'i;. "k?d hy New \ork CltXljr.7^ cenlM |)nss?d. 2(1 to li'J, .'J. Tlio hill creating a State coinmiH* Tl\, (? >'e?ulnte and Nupervl?e tho .?w 4 l)U8l,l<>s? of the State; iiassed. ? C 10 J(). ?I. Tlio hill redneingr the price of Hoetrlcity used hy New York Citv t? 10 cents per kilowatt hour in .M^jihnt* tan and 12 eonts in Kings Count v: passed. to 12. - Tho hill pernilllliiK Now York < Hy to use Its surplus water supply to Renoralo electricity; passed hv a vote of ;ts to i d. 'I'll.? hill rcdncir,^ iho price of o.oelrieiiy to consumers to tho snmo | pi?ce as that established for New Yor'r Cijy ; passed. .'IN lo 7. ' ?. the hiil mo\ir,iux for iiispocflon nf meters by New York Cltv; passed. ?iO to t he State I'ominissioti ]>ill. (he bill *!*\ J1 nU(' for -;,s ?<)!,! lo Hif Cltv of Now York only fi:ot to pri vat^-onsum. ?IS'* and the 1,111 permiltinjjr New York to nilll/.o its water supply to genera to el< ctriolly for municipal purposes wero passed without change rrom the form In which they went |liioiixh the A*. JAPAN CALT.S ON FRANCE. Wants Government to Investigate Hiis? j ?In n Violations of Noutrn My. Paris, I'rniicp,- The Secretary of the : Japanese' Legation, K.entaro Otchiui, . called upon Foreign Minister Dclcasse i with reference to the question of J French neutrality. He asked whether i the administrative organization of j Indo-Chinn permitted of adequate sur veillance of the coasts with a view of ! preventing contraband traffic. lie added that the Japanese Government bad received definite Information that' In certain French ports provisions were still being embarked for tlio Russian squadrons. He requested M. Delcasse , to do all he could to obtain Information with regard to the matter. Ascoli Cope Back in Ronre. j The famous Ascoll cope, which was retigrnetl to the Italian Government by J. yierpont Morgan, has boen received aiuhwili be placed In a glass ease in ! tbcgGallery of Ancient Art, at Rome, ' ' T " ~ " J* pan Buying Kb?am?hips, J T6* rail Mall Gasette. of London, ! 'England, jrlvwi detail* of twenty -sawn merchant ships, of which sixteen were Biitfah. tbat have been aold to Japan since January V. *? Tragedy at Hacketisack. r] John Terliuue, Superintendent ot Reboots at Rergen County. X. J., yiiis wife rtead, then killed hlnmcl. j;| Itackenanck. _ Vaaanr College la wafcing a pled for f l.fHWjDOO n#w NUN PAT1EBS0N RISTSIAL I. I ? I I ? I ?!?? I !??! ? ? Alter Thirteen Hours of Deliberation Jury is Discharged. THIRD T MIAL OF ACCUSED ACTRESS Hn?l of n I.OIIK Mini 1'' X poil.tl VO l.i'nut llHillr? "S'nii" I'ltlnli l'|tnu Miming lit*. it it 'I U Carried ll?rl< (<> llio T.iiiiln? K.-vIimv u( llio t ate.-Uei order <-?ll I ? ?-*?*!. I <>l| |?t I l?( II), 41 lug. New Voi U City. *riu* .jury which has been trying Nun I'attcr^on, (lie "Floro* doi*a" niri accused Hi tin.' murder of (.'a mi r Young, a I ???? >U 1 1 ?i* 1% <?r, on .f ti no I last, reported il lili.ll tfisagrccUieilt o'clock in 1 1 n? motiving. Tlio jiw> w a s linn discharged*. i Niin Patters in was liii tight in) i) court#' m t Mo o'clock. I ln> Jury thep reported that they \\ iti! mm lilt* io agre:-, hut j;fter a long Kill; between tlu? W.vorder ami tho foreman. in which the liecordcr laid sirens upon the great expanse to which the county had been in the three trials, (lie jury was sent hark again, ami Nau 1 'at lei who had been hastily sum luoneil mid \\.\x now mIuiom in a faint*, iif! condition. was lt?d back to Iior eell," W in n ih:> jury <?anre Ift at 1 ..to rn fter, deliberating thirteen flours the .court ollicer* called, "Ilats oil'!" 10 very hotly was on 'ti|."(oe. AsslslaiYti** District Attorney K:iiut ciinie iu^with his associate, Mr, (iarvan, and Attor ney o'lteiliy took I ? i sr seat, beside tho vacant chair which was awaiting Nau J 'a I lei'son. riii* ltecorder asked the foreiuau if the jury had liecn able io a give. "\Vt? have not." he replied. "I am convinced that there is no hope of an r ^reeineul W lien (lie ltecorder ascended tho lieueli the defendant had not#yet ar rived and he called upon the court of ficer Io explain her absence. "She Is III," (lie man said. "Is 1 he .Sheriff in court ?*'y asked tho ltecorder. lie is ii'il. I went myself for Nan ralleiMiu ami was then informed that she was ill," spoke ui> another court ofliccr. The I'eeoi tier then ordered a court otllcer to go to the 'tombs and bring tne tlel'endant into court if she was able io come. In a little while the Dep uty Warden returned and said that the ToiiiIj* matron was dressing tlm piis- " oiler. At last Xa n Pa, l (orson came lu. after" fully ten minutes. She was on tho ? verge of collapse, and, could hardly drug one foot after the other. An at tendant on each side fairly lifted her into her place. Recorder (toff then Yrhispercd some* thing in the ear of Clerk Hi'oplty, wlio then mttimmrrrt thntif there was any" demonstration at any announcement that might bo made the disturber w>0uid be immediately arraigned on a chargo^ of contempt of court.. ltecorder (loft* thenr rend a coumiunlf cation from the J/iry. Tfce mtestrd - 8a id: "After careful eonfddcratlon of nil the evidence in tho case wo hnvo reached the potnt' Wliero wo beliyvo , there is no likelihood thr.t wo sUftlt-' agree." , " , The Recorder then asked the foreman If lie thought therm was any possibility that they could be able to reach a yct* diet after further deliberation* "I hardly think so," answered foremnn. The jury retired, and In about flftewi minutes sent wfcrd to ltecorder Goff that it desired to report again. Again Nan Patterson was sent for ntlrt brought into the courtroom. She >vas still in a weakened condition and hail to he supported to a chair, \ ..... Tlu? Recorder seemed dispensed at the result and aftked that the question he put to each Juror separately. Kadi juror gave the same reply, "There is no hope of an agreement." : 1 ;r "Have you anything to say?" tho ltecorder asked Mr. Itand. "Nothing." The same question was put to coun sel foi'lfie defendant, and then the Jury was discharged. -V* the Jury started ortt Njm Patter- - son fell from her chair In a faint. Her counsel and the guards picked her up and bore her back to the Tombs, to which tlie ltecorder had retnanded-jjcr. Itcvlvw of 111? C*?o, "Nan" Randolph Patterson was nc eused of shooting hoi' lover, "Cae*ar" Young n rnco track bookmaker, while Riding in a <*ab hi Now York dtp * (lie way to an ocean ste&wec on whjch ? Youpg yas to sail for Europe with hU wire on the morning of June 4, 190$.'* No actual; witnesses of thfc sbaaClftg^ appeared and the indictment and pros*', acutlon wns based upon purely circum stantial evidence/ After indictment by. the Grand Jury , the defendant WMroraogbt to trial bc-N fore Justice Vernon M. I)a via. Ahsist- ' ant District Attorney Hand prosccut- , Ing, and the law firm of Levy &' Unger dcfeiidiug her. A mistrial resulted, one of the jurors falling ill. After a second trial before Justice Davis a disagreement resulted. The entire prosecution is said to have cost the county and State over $100,000. Expect to Raise Sunken. Ships. Advices from Tokio sax that fche Jap* anese will probably succeed in raising several of the Russian warships . sunk, at Port Arthur. .7. .- " ? ' - Canadian Mlolstelr Dies.- > ' James Sutherland, Minister of.Pubilc Works in the Canadian Cabinet, died at Woodstock. Dnuraysn Amttr G$r*rnm?irt; In a remarksMe pamphlet. according to a cable dispatch from London, Enf* land, tha Earl of Dnaraven bitterly t ? r saUs the governft^f of ^jUndjjrhJ has. he aajs, precipitated ?graare ori in the island's history. r , ; "t" Gerwime to Bf VVm, The sMsaaie of